Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27
AGNES FoLsONrs CnOICE.

1t Was One That Brought Grief
and Shame.
From the New York papers the follow
towing interesting story about distant
cousin of Mrs. Cleveland is obtained (:
Everybody who saw "Ermine" last year
remembers Agnes Folsom. Everybody
remembers when the curtain rose on the
aelicate, ethereal and glittering beauty of
the pink ballroom, how "Javotte" came
forth in her snow-white wig, her pretty
dress of pale blue and cream
color, and sang her meZzo song
of girlish coquetry to "Simon."
xfier style WAS very chic. Her manner
Fkyas prettily innocent. Her eyes danced.
j I'D her whole figure was the beautiful
&S.fedding of youth and health and happi-
bss. Pretty Javotte had everything
!orth having before her. Aud Agnes
M bison. now that everything worth hav-
x is behind her, possibly remembers the
scture, too, and signs.
~ She was very pretty, but did not seem
10 feel it. She was demi-blonde, a little
FsDver the medium height, plump and
numerical in figure. She could have
had numberless admirers, but cared for
none, and every night went straight
home from the Casino to her mother,
away. 1t was all gay and joyous pre-
Jude, the career at the Casino, but 1t was
bnly a prelude, And the end is as sad
Cand dismal as it could well be.
Agnes mother thus tells the pretty
girl's story:
"When Agnes came on from Boston,"
she said, 81 accompanied her. She was
very ambitious, and l wished her to have
u home and to guard her as a mother
should. She began at the Casino and was
steadily successful. She had been taught
10 sing, and she quickly learned TO act,
and went rapidly ahead. Everybody
liked her, and she was perfectly
happy and always busy. She
paid no attention to the men, and
allowed nc one to pay attention to her.
William Baldwin, young man living in
Brooklyn, was very much in Sove with
her, and hoped to marry her, and for
time, il she had a preference for any
body, ii was for him. She always came
directly home after the performance, and
had no thought OF frivolity, and, up TO
rear ago. was as good a child as any
mother could wish.
r.. both Agnes and myself formed
Marin friendship for Mrs. schilling. Vic
toria Notwithstanding, whom you know
Of. She was in the company and she and
Agnes were much together, and so 1t
happened that when she fell sick at her
rooms on lnlTVJ-elRuJn bLreot OOJn agnes
and myself nursed her. In attending her
became i'll myself OF typhoid malaria.
was then living ON Broadway, opposite
the Barrett house, ], 495, think. / asked
DIR. Ruhlon, OF the drug store at the cor
per, 70 recommend a physician, and he
recommended and called in DR.. William
M. Cate.
''Dr. Cate attended me during my sick
ness, and when was convalescent found
more work to do In taking care OF Agnes.
phe fell SICK with pneumonia. He seemed
an excellent doctor in every way, and
hinder his treatment she recovered. This
was the beginning OF their acquaintance.
never had seen MIN before nor had she.
lie was tall and fine looking, and very
Yentlemanly. he seemed 20 take great
Interest in Agnes and, after che recovered.
nesired TO take her out driving. He said
that she absolutely needed IL 10 fully re.
store her 1eRlth, and had no objection.
supRoeedt That the doctor was single